Astrobiology: The Living Universe is
the web's premiere educational resource for astrobiology, featuring in-depth
information and interviews on exobiology, planetary biology, the origins
of life and human spaceflight. Our site doesn't end with that however
- every single page within this website is also available in an enhanced
PDF printable format and we have a network of forums and interactive applets
as well as a number of Flash animations. Find
out more about the Living Universe >>

30/1/01: We're finally back, and
we're working flat-out to update every single page within this website,
and not just that but also to ensure that no page is more than one month
out of date. 16 of the updated articles are now online, and soon you'll
be able to know that you're reading the most comprehensive and up-to-date
source of information on Astrobiology on the entire Internet. Expect further
news soon...

Featured Topic: Terraformation

Does transforming an entire inhospitable planet into one on which plants, animals and humans can live and grow in the open sound like science fiction to you? Surprisingly, the process of terraformation isn't as impossible as it sounds - pictured to the right is what a terraformed Mars might look like. Find out more >>

An interview with Dr. Penny Boston

Dr. Penny Boston is one of the world's foremost microbiologists specialising in extremophiles - organisms that can survive in extreme conditions. We talked to her about how our knowledge of extremophiles on Earth might help us find life on Mars and in space. Find out more >>

Visit our PDF library

Every single page on the Astrobiology site has been redesigned
for the high-qualityPDF format - in many cases, the illustrations
and graphics in the PDFs are superior to the web version. You'll find
over 300 pages of printed material available here at Astrobiology. Visit
the library >>